On Tuesday, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced its list of 112 candidates for the upcoming Odisha Assembly Polls 2024.
In Odisha, the state Assembly elections will be conducted in four phases beginning on May 13, then on May 20, then on May 25, and June 1.
For the first phase, the nominations can be filed till April 25 and candidature can be withdrawn till April 29.
In the second phase, the dates are May 3 and May 6, while in phase three, the dates are May 6 and May 9. In the last phase, the candidates can file nominations till May 14, and the last date is May 17.
The BJP will hold 100 election rallies in the state aiming to wrest power from Naveen Patnaik-led BJD. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah are among top star campaigners for the party in the state.
On Sunday, Odisha BJP vice-president Golak Mohapatra said that mega rallies will be held in all the 21 Lok Sabha constituencies, which besides Modi and Shah, BJP president JP Nadda and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh would also address.
The party on Saturday held a meeting here on strategies for the polls. Simultaneous elections to 147 assembly seats and 21 Lok Sabha constituencies will be held in Odisha in four phases from May 13.
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